Portable luncheon case and table.



H. H. LABADIE. PORTABLE LUNCHEON CASE AND TABLE;

APPLICATlON FILED JULY 16. 1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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PORTABLE LUNCHEON CASE AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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HARRY HAMILTON LAEAniE, OF CHICAGO, IELrEoIs, AssIeEoE. 01E: ONE-HALF To THE EsTATE 0E WILLIAM scnwEr zEE, nEc AsEn, 0E CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE LnivcHEoN cAsE AND TABIiE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY HAMILTON LA- BADIE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Luncheon Cases and Tables; and I do hereby declare that the following description of. my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the "-art'to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This" invention relates generally to improvements in a portable luncheon case and table, and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of' construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and described and then point- In the drawings already referred towhich serve to illustrate my said invention more fully, Figure'l is a perspective view of my luncheon case and table. Fig. 2 is a vertical,

transversesection of the same in extended position. Fig. 3 is a front elevation'thereof with the combined cover and table top removed. Fig. i is a vertical, transverse sec- Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a fragment of the end of the case disclosing a detail of construction. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a fragment of the front of the combined cover and table top. Fig. 7 1s an'endelevation of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section of a detail taken in line 88 of Fig. 5.

Like parts are indicated by corresponding characters and symbols of reference; in all the figures of the drawings.

1 The object of this invention is the produc bined luncheon case and table for automobiles, cycle cars, and the like, which can be produced and marketed at a low figure, so as to bring the same within the reach of pur- My invention comprises essentiallyla rectangular case having a partially open front, and'a hinged cover for said front. Novel cans are provided whereby the said cover may be unhinged from the case and then locked thereto along its upper front edge in a plane at right angles to the plane of the case. *Other meansfor supporting the outer of, the cover while thus functioning Specification of Letters Patent.

a table top are provided by a series of outwardly movable trays which are normally withdrawn into the case proper.

Patented Aug. 1'7, 1915. 6

Application filed July 16, 1914. Serial No. 851,336.

To better understand the details of the preferred embodiment of my invention, I now refer to the drawings in which- Adesignates'the case as a whole, while 10 and 10 indicatethe endwalls, 12 and 12 the bottom and toplwa-ll, respectively, and 11 therear wall thereof ll being a narrow strip located adjacentbottom wall 12 andx 5 partially closing the opening into the case A. Along the free edges'of walls 10, 12, and 10 are formed rabbets 13, 13 and 13 adapted for the reception of marginal ledges 14, let, and 14 of a cover member 15. 7

Along the upper edge of strip 11 arelocated a plurality of metallic plates 16, each of which is provided with spaced. apart hinge lugs 17 and 17 and a fixed pintle 18.

And along the coinciding lower longitudinal edge 19'of the covermember 15 are prov vided plates 20 having downwardly extend- Ing U-shaped projections20, which plates are so spaced apart on cover member 15 that the said. projections will occupy the spaces between the hinge lugs 17 and 17 of plates 16, and embrace the pintleslS when said cover is in hinged relationship with the case A in a manner readily understood.

Fixed to the top marginal edge or flange 14 of the cover 15 is a hasp 21 adapted to coact with a suitable lock 21 Jon the top wall 7 12?, whereby the covermay be, locked in closed position. And, conveniently located on said top wall12 there is provided a grip or handle 22 by which the, case and its contents may be carried about.

The interior of the case A is divided into a plurality of compartments by perpendicw "lardivision walls 23, and located within the centermost of these compartments are a plurality of superimposed open topped trays 24E,

24 and 9A whose ends are connected together by lazy tongs 25Land 25, the lowermost legs of which tongs are-suitably pivoted to the division walls 23, as seen in Fig. 2; These tr.ys' are provided for the reception of food stuffs of various kinds, knives, forks,"and spoons, and other goods, and the number of said trays may befincreased or- 7 decreased depending upon the size of the case. The operation of thelazy tongs lswell understood and it is only necessary to state that an outward pull upon the uppermost lie 7 tray 2-1 will withdraw all of the trays from theinterior of the case to the position indicated in Fig.1, in which position the upper edge of said tray is in substantial alinement with the top of the case A.

.Formed in the free outer edgesof side walls 10 and 10 and division walls 23, di rectly adjacent the inner face of top Wall 12 are grooves 26, 26, and 26", the width of which grooves is but little greater than the height of the marginal ledges l4 and 14 of the cover 15. And, fixed to the upper, outer ends of walls 10 and 10 and projecting beyond grooves 26 and 26 arespring actuated clasps 27 and 27 These clasps are possessed of swinging members 28 which are adaptedto engagehasp elements 29 located at the lower end of marginal ledges, 14 and 14 of cover 15. The preferred form of clasps and hasp elements are illustrated in detail in Figs. 5 and'S, though any suitable clasp and hasp may be employed as well. Y

It will now be observed that when in closed position this luncheon case'has the general outward appearance of an ordinary suit case, and when it is desired to convert the same into a luncheon table all that is necessary is to unlock the lock 21 and swing the cover outwardly, giving at the same time a slight inward push to the lower edge of A the cover to remove the U-shaped projections 20 from the pintles 18, whereupon the cover may be entirely disconnected from the case. The trays 24, 242, and 2t are now withdrawn from the case as already de scribed, after which the cover is inverted and the lower edge engaged in the grooves 26, 26, and 26 Then the swinging mem bers 28 are snapped into alinement with hasp elements 29, when it will be found that that edge of the cover is firmly supported in the grooves already referred to and also positively locked to the case. The outer end of the cover is supported-by the uppermost tray 2& as readily seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

I11 use the case may be removably fixed in any suitable place in an automobile or cycle car and the like and when converted into a table as described forms a neat, practical and eflioient accessory for that class of vehicles.

' Generally the case is made from wood covered with leather, pantasote, or other covering material. .Or the same may be produced wholly in leather, or manufactured from sheet metal suitably enameled as may be desired.

While herein I have disclosed the preferred mode of practising my invention, I

reserve the right to make such changes and alterations as would suggest themselves to the skilled mechanic or permitted under the doctrine of equivalents.

Having thus fully described my invention 2. A luncheon table including a suitable casing having an open front and a removable hinged cover therefor, means on said casing whereby said covermay be locked to said casing at right angles thereto, and outwardly movable superimposed trays movably fixed within said casing supporting the outer end of said cover. j

3. A luncheon table including a suitable casing having an open front and a strip partially closing said front, spaced apart hinge lugs having pintles on said strip, a cover, U-shaped projections on said cover adapted to engage said pintles, and means on said casing for locking said cover to said casing at right angles thereto.

- 4. A luncheon case comprising a suitable casing having side walls, top and bottom walls, a rear wall, and an open front, there being grooves in said side walls adjacent said top wall, a removable hinged cover, and locking means on said side walls projecting beyond said grooves, whereby said cover may be supported and locked in said grooves at right angles to said casing.

5. A luncheon case including suitable walls and an open front; there being alined incisions on opposite walls thereof, a cover adapted for engagement with said incisions,

.means on said walls adapted to lock said cover to said casing at an angle thereto, and devices extending from within said casing adapted to support the free end of said cover. f

6. The combination of a casing having walls and an opening to the interior thereof, of a cover therefor, entirely detached from said casing, there being alined incisions in the walls of said casing along the upper edges thereof adapted for the reception of one of the edges of said cover,and coacting means on said casing, adjacent said incisions, and said cover constructed to, lock said cover to said casing at an angle thereto.

7. The combination of a casing having walls and an opening to the interior thereof, of a cover therefor, entirely. detached from said casing, there being alined incisions in the walls of said casing along the upper and said cover constructed to lock said cover to said casing at an angle thereto, and interiorly disposed, extensible means arranged to support the free end of said cover.

8. The combination of a casing having an opening thereinto, of a cover therefor, entirely detached from sald casing, there being coaoting means on said cover and said casing, whereby said cover, along one of its edges thereof, is adaptedto be fixed against said casing at an angle thereto, and interi- Witnesses.

HARRY HAMILTON LABADIE.

In the presence of i W. HARDING, C. S. STARK.

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